| Description | Collection of documents about the Poor Box and recording charitable donations of money to widows of former Bank Officers and other individials in need, as follows:
1. 'Produce of the Poor Box', with income derived from the box; 1758.
2. 'Cash in the Box', with list of cash movements in relation to the Poor Box; 1747-1756.
3. Receipt of donation of £5 from the Governor, Deputy Governor and Director of the Bank of England, with names of beneficiaries and signatures on receipt; 2 Apr 1745.
4. Receipt of donation of £5 from the Governor and Director of the Bank of England, with names of beneficiaries and signatures on receipt; 1745-1746.
5. Recipt of donations from the Governor, Deputy Governor and Director of the Bank of England, with names of beneficiaries, the amounts received and signatures on receipt; 24 Dec 1747.
6. List of widows of former Bank Officers, who are poor and in need of charity, and list of officers living under poor conditions, with sum given to them; 24 Dec 1747.
8. Recipt of donations from the Governor, Deputy Governor and Director of the Bank of England, with names of beneficiaries, the amounts received and signatures on receipt; 22 Dec 1748.
9. List of widows of former Bank Officers, now in receipt of charity, with sum given to them and signatures on receipt, 5 Dec 1750.
10. List of widows of former Bank Officers, now in receipt of charity, with sum given to them and signatures on receipt; 1751.
11. List of widows of former Bank Officers, now in receipt of charity, with sum given to them and signatures on receipt; 1752.
12. List of widows of former Bank Officers and of other individuals, who are now in receipt of charity, with sum given to them and signatures on receipt; Christmas 1753.
13. List of donations form the Poor Box, with names of recipients, amount donated and signatures on receipt; Christmas 1754.
14. List of donations form the Poor Box, with names of recipients, amount donated and signatures on receipt; Christmas 1755.
15. List of widows of former Bank Officers and of other individuals, who are now in receipt of charity, with sum given to them and signatures on receipt; Christmas 1756.
16. List of widows of former Bank Officers and of other individuals, who are now in receipt of charity, with sum given to them and signatures on receipt; Christmas 1757.
17. List of widows of former Bank Officers and of other individuals, who are now in receipt of charity, with sum given to them and signatures on receipt; Christmas 1758.
The original title for this collection of papers is 'Poor Box Lists'.
Each page is individually numbered at the back. There is a gap in the numbering between 6 and 8 but this is due to a numbering mistake rather than to a missing document. |